Rte. 37 Lane Shifts Left Friday Night
By: Rob Borkowski on August 21, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Friday night, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is shifting all travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West, from Route 2 (New London […]
RIDOT: New Rte. 37 Ramp to 295N Open
By: Rob Borkowski on August 1, 2025 in News to You
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RIDOT Shifts Rte. 37 Lane Split To 295N Exit
By: Rob Borkowski on July 7, 2025 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — As part of its ongoing Cranston Canyon/Route 37 Bridges project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has shifted the location of the Rte. 37 lane split […]
RIDOT Closing Rte. 37 Ramp to 295 N Again
By: Rob Borkowski on September 3, 2024 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — This weekend, starting Friday, Sept. 6, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close the Rte. 37 ramp West to I-295 North again. The closure will […]
RIDOT Closing Rte. 37 Ramp to 295N This Weekend
By: Rob Borkowski on August 20, 2024 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — This weekend, starting Friday, Aug. 23, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close the ramp from Rte. 37 West to I-295 North for continued bridge […]
Rte. 37 Lane Closures End Monday Morning
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2024 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reports Rte. 37 lane closures near the Pontiac Avenue exit in Cranston, begun Friday, will continue through the weekend, ending 6 […]
Rte. 37 Stop Ends with DUI Arrest Sept. 21
By: Rob Borkowski on October 25, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police’s DUI stop of a silver 2015 Volkswagen Jetta on Rte. 37 west after its driver failed to keep in his lane Sept. 21 at 8:31 […]
RIDOT: Rte. 37 East Closing Nov. 3 – 6
By: Rob Borkowski on October 21, 2023 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — Starting Friday night Nov. 3, RIDOT will start sliding in a new bridge deck for Rte. 37 East over the Pawtuxet River, near the Pontiac Avenue exit, […]
RIDOT: Airport Connector, Rte. 37 Bridge Work Updates
By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has updated motorist alerts as work on Rte. 37 and the Airport Connector continues through the end of summer. Airport Connector […]
Rte. 37 $25M RAISE Grant Tops Off Rebuild, Upgrades
By: Rob Borkowski on July 22, 2023 in News to You, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Friday morning, Gov. Dan McKee, RI’s Congressional delegation, state officials and Mayor Frank Picozzi kicked off the $25 million Rte. 37 RAISE Grant Award Project that will […]
$25M Grant Funds Rte. 37 Phase 3 Improvements
By: Rob Borkowski on June 26, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — RIDOT began rebuilding bridges along Rte. 37 for Phases 1 and 2 of Cranston Canyon work in April, but a new $25 million grant will also address […]
Rte. 37 Lane Shift Starts Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on June 1, 2023 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Starting Friday night, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin Rte. 37 lane shift for bridge rehabilitation work associated with the $85 million Cranston Canyon Project. The […]
Rte. 37 Traffic Pattern Changes Coming Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on April 10, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — RIDOT aims to demolish the Rte. 37 bridges over I-295 North and South, Cranston Street and the Washington Secondary Bike Path for the $85 million Cranston Canyon […]
Rte. 37 Exits Closing During Pontiac Bridge Work
By: Rob Borkowski on November 2, 2022 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — Starting Friday night, Nov. 11, RIDOT will begin sliding two bridge decks into place at the Pontiac Avenue interchange in Cranston, requiring some Rte. 37 exits to […]
WPD: Speeder Arrested on Rte. 37 for DUI
By: Rob Borkowski on May 4, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — At 4:09 a.m. April 9, Officer Zachary Coyne was driving toward the intersection of Post Road and Palm Boulevard when he spotted a red 2010 Ford Escape […]
RIDOT: Rte. 295 Exit to Rte. 37 Closed Till Thursday
By: Rob Borkowski on April 12, 2022 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — As part of its ongoing repair of a bridge joint on Rte. 37 East near the I-295 interchange in Cranston, RIDOT tomorrow will temporarily close Exit 3A […]
RIDOT: Left Lane of Rte. 37 East Closed
By: Rob Borkowski on April 6, 2022 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has closed the left lane of Rte. 37 East near the I-295 interchange in Cranston to repair a bridge joint […]
Rte. 37 Lane Shift Starts Tonight, Ends This Summer
By: Rob Borkowski on February 26, 2021 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — RIDOT will install a Rte. 37 lane shift on the right for westbound traffic starting Friday night, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m., part of a $3 million […]
Reed: Rte. 37 Project Getting $21M Boost
By: Rob Borkowski on September 10, 2020 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — The state’s effort to improve traffic flow around Quonset Business Park and upgrade a key stretch of Rte. 37, connecting Cranston and Warwick is getting a $25.3 […]
RIDOT: Rte. 37 Bridge Repairs Start Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on July 14, 2020 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — With Rte. 95 bridges in Warwick complete, RIDOT will start a $75.9 million repair of 15 Rte. 37 bridges between Cranston and Warwick July 17, temporarily closing […]
WPD Investigates Rte. 37 Motorcycle Crash
By: Rob Borkowski on July 4, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
UPDATE: July 5: Warwick Police have identified the rider in the single vehicle motorcycle crash as as Matthew Medeiros, 39, of Hope, RI. Medeiros remains at RI Hospital for treatment […]
RIDOT Closing Rte. 37 West Ramp To I-295 North Overnight
By: Rob Borkowski on June 17, 2019 in News to You
CRANSTON, R.I. — RIDOT will temporarily close the on-ramp from Rte. 37 West to I-295 North in Cranston tonight at 9 p.m. to clean out a drainage culvert. The ramp […]
Icy Roads Cause Many Crashes, Rte. 37 Closed
By: Rob Borkowski on January 20, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Police, the RIDOT and emergency agencies reported several crashes on highways and local roads Sunday afternoon as temperatures fell quicker than expected, freezing rain-slicked roads, prompting the […]
RI Congressional Delegation, Raimondo Announce $20M for Rte. 37 Upgrade
By: Rob Borkowski on March 7, 2018 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — On Tuesday, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation and Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced $20 million from the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program to aid the State’s […]
Officer Stops Erratic Driver, Arrests Him for DUI on Rte. 37
By: Rob Borkowski on November 17, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer Derek Mourato spotted a swerving driver on Rte. 37 west Oct. 31 at about 1:25 a.m., stopped and arrested him on a DUI charge.
Troopers, WPD, WFD Respond to Car into Pole at Rte. 37 Ramp on Post Road
By: Rob Borkowski on August 24, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police report the arrest of the driver of the car on a DUI charge in Tuesday night’s Post Road crash at the Rte. 37 on-ramp, identifying her as Kimberly Madden, 32, of 34 Dartmouth St., Bristol, RI.
RIDOT Announces New Traffic Alerts: Striping Rte. 37, Bridge Work on Rte. 113
By: Rob Borkowski on July 19, 2016 in News to You
The RIDOT has added the following traffic alerts to the usual construction advisories involving the Apponaug Circulator Project ending next year and the ongoing Metro Center Boulevard bridge detour:
RIDOT: Rte. 37 West Exit Closed This Week; Additional Alerts
By: Rob Borkowski on November 3, 2015 in News to You
Warwick, RI — The RIDOT has announced a number of exit and lane closures motorists should be wary of this week, and, in some cases, throughout the end of the […]
Warwick Animal Shelter: Cat Found Near Rte. 37 Ramp
By: Rob Borkowski on October 9, 2015 in
If this cat seems familiar to you, the Warwick Animal Shelter would like to talk to you.
RIDOT Hires D’Ambra Construction to Repave All of Rte. 37
By: Rob Borkowski on July 15, 2015 in Business, News to You
Warwick, RI – The RI Department of Transportation has announced it has awarded a $5.9 million contract to D’Ambra Construction of Warwick to resurface the entire length of Rte. 37 […]
New Cumberland Farms Going Up on Post Road at Rte. 37
By: Rob Borkowski on December 20, 2014 in Business, News to You
If your morning commute takes you to Rte. 37 via Post Road, an empty tank of gas might not make you quite as late once a new Cumberland Farms under construction at that connector is finished.
Warwick Woman Dies In Single Car Crash on Rte. 37 Ramp to Rte. 295
By: Rob Borkowski on July 25, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
Cranston, RI – State Police are investigating the cause of a single car crash that killed a 19-year-old Warwick woman driving from dinner at her mother’s house late Wednesday night. […]